California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 9 — Agency, Chapter 1 — Agency in General, Article 3 — Mutual Obligations of Principals and Third Persons, Section 2339
A principal is responsible for no other wrongs committed by his agent than those mentioned in the last section, unless he has authorized or ratified them, even though they are committed while the agent is engaged in his service.
Notes
Limits a principal’s responsibility for an agent’s wrongs to the wrongs identified in the preceding provision unless the principal authorized or ratified the additional wrong. The limitation applies even when the agent committed the additional wrong while engaged in the principal’s service.
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